Italian

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Etymology

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Probably from a Vulgar Latin *graphiāre, from Latin graphium, and influenced by Italian graffa or Lombardic krāpho (hook).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡrafˈfja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: graf‧fià‧re

Verb

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graffiàre (first-person singular present gràffio, first-person singular past historic graffiài, past participle graffiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. to scratch
  2. (figurative) to bite

Conjugation

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See also

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